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Four less than a number is seventeen Define the variablewrite the equation solveanswer check

Sagot :

We define x as the number that we are looking for

now, we will write the equation following the conditions that they give us

[tex]4-x=17[/tex]

Now we pass -x to the right with opposite sign, and 17 to the left with opposite sign

[tex]4-17=x[/tex]

The we solve the substraction and we have

[tex]x=-13[/tex]

Finally, we can check if our answer actually fulfill the conditions given below

[tex]4-(-13)=\text{ 17}[/tex]